Background:
In Module 12, you applied an holistic, anthropological perspective in order to consider a number of different ways in which American educational institutions are subject to racial, ethnic, and other inequities. The lessons and videos presented evidence of these inequities, and also presented a number of powerful critiques of underlying social structures.
Prompt:
In a couple of sentences, explain how deficit models of learning operate in American educational institutions. Provide at least one salient example from the Module to evidence your explanation.
Offer a critique of deficit model learning, which not only points to the political and public nature of the debate, but that counteracts that model through a pedagogy of empowerment.
If this seems a tough challenge, try placing yourself in the shoes of a teacher/instructor/professor – or even administrator – who is tasked with the goal of being inclusive and equitable in an educational institution. Draw from the Module elements for inspiration (giving credit where credit is due) but feel free to draw from personal experience and to offer innovative and creative solutions.
Requirements:
- your work must be original
- demonstrate your understanding of the Module 12 theme “Social Institutions – Education” – up to 5 points
- incorporate an anthropological perspective and effectively utilize appropriate terms and concepts – up to 10pts
- identify at least two (2) elements of Module 12 (for example, the Module readings, linked articles, YouTube film clips (esp. the Paulo Freire film clip – hint hint!, Podcasts, and related articles) in the content of your submission – up to 10pts
- write critically how those elements inspired your reflection – up to 10pts
- be written in clear and concise language, free of grammatical issues, stay within the word limit – up to 10 pts
- properly cite (that is, give credit) to the elements you mentioned above – up to 5pts
****Below I attactched some of the concepts we learned in Module 12. Please USE these concepts for most of the assignment****